KPS-75

KPS-75 is an archaeological site near Al-Karak in Jordan. It is a rock shelter on the northern edge of the Wadi al-Hasa basin, which was occupied by humans at least three times during the Early Epipalaeolithic period (c. 25,000–19,000 BP). Stone tools found at the site are associated with the Nebekian and Qalkhan cultures. During the time the site was occupied, a small seasonal lake was located nearby, and its inhabitants mostly hunted gazelle, along with smaller numbers of equids, aurochs, wild goats, tortoises, hares, and birds.

References

  1. 1 2 Olszewski, Deborah I.; al-Nahar, Maysoon (7 March 2016). "Persistent and ephemeral places in the Early Epipaleolithic in the Wadi al-Hasa region of the western highlands of Jordan". Quaternary International. 396: 20–30. Bibcode:2016QuInt.396...20O. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.061. ISSN 1040-6182.
  2. ↑ Olszewski, Deborah I. (2014). "Middle East: Epipaleolithic". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer. pp. 4922–4929. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_682. ISBN 978-1-4419-0426-3.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ al-Nahar, Maysoon; Olszewski, Deborah I.; Cooper, Jason B. (2009). "The 2009 Excavations at the Early Epipaleolithic Site of KPS-75, Kerak Plateau" (PDF). Neo-Lithics. 2/09: 9–12.
  4. ↑ Munro, Natalie D.; Kennerty, Michael; Meier, Jacqueline S.; Samei, Siavash; al-Nahar, Maysoon; Olszewski, Deborah I. (7 March 2016). "Human hunting and site occupation intensity in the Early Epipaleolithic of the Jordanian western highlands". Quaternary International. 396: 31–39. Bibcode:2016QuInt.396...31M. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.05.051. ISSN 1040-6182.